',Outrageos',

JazzLionel Hampton - vibesBarry Ries - trumpetWalt Johnson - trumpetOscar Brashear - trumpet, flugelhornBob O"jeda - trumpetJack Kelso - saxPaul Moen - saxHerman Riley - saxBill Green - saxJimmy Cleveland - tromboneTom McIntosh - tromboneMaurice Spears - tromboneGeorge Bohanan - tromboneCurtis Fuller - tromboneRoy Roman - trumpetZeke Mullins - pianoWild Bill Davis - organBob Seravia - bassGary Mazzaroppi - bassSammy Turner - percussionGary Bell - guitarFrankie Dunlop - drumsRichie Pratt - drumsAmos Hunt - hands over mouth"Outrageous", according to my Webster"s dictionary means, among other things, extravagant, fantastic, exceeding the limits of what is normal, not conventional or matter-of-fact.On the basis of those definitions I would say that Lionel Hampton is one of the most outrageous talented men I have ever known. It is hard to believe that more than four decades have passed since he left Benny Goodman to organize his own first great orchestra: Even harder to compile a list of the incomparable gifted musicians who have passed through his ranks. As a talent scout, Hamp gave innumerable young musicians their first inspiration, their initial major showcase, before they look off on careers of their own.Among the saxes, Dexter Gordon. Illinois Jacquet, Arnett Cobb, Marshall Royal and dozens more